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Arts and Entertainment

Featured festival quilter

Quilter of 40 years Linda Glueckert is the 2024 featured quilter for this year's Minot Prairie Quilt Festival, and the theme is Red, White and BOOM. The exhibition is being held at the Grand Hotel, spanning the entire facility. The doors open to the public on Thursday at 9 a.m., and the event ...

Communication Arts Contest keeps growing

STANLEY – Youth from Mountrail and Ward Counties showcased their public speaking abilities in the Communication Arts Contest on March 23 at the Mountrail County South Complex in Stanley. This year marks the largest contest since combining the two counties. The 19 contestants included: ...

Hotdog sales to support Minot’s fireworks display

The Minot Fireworks Association is actively seeking donations toward its upcoming Fourth of July show. Corey Long, association president, said Mum Pyrotechnics offers the show at cost, but that still means $25,000 must be raised to put on the type of show that Minot-area residents have come ...

Journalists named co-grand marshals of ND State Parade

The North Dakota State Parade Committee has selected North Dakota journalists Eloise Ogden and Jill Schramm as the grand marshals of the 2024 North Dakota State Parade. The 42nd parade, with the theme, Xtra! Xtra! North Dakota News!, will be Saturday, July 20. Ogden is editor and Schramm is ...

Minot Parks to hold maple syrup making class

The Minot Park District is offering to the community a class on the art of maple syrup making on Saturday, April 6, from noon-3 p.m. at Moose Park. Participants will have the opportunity to explore various facets of maple syrup production, including tree selection and identification, the ...

Special eyewear needed to view eclipse in ND

A solar eclipse is a natural phenomenon where the sun, Earth, and moon align so the moon passes into Earth’s shadow. A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in North Dakota on Monday, April 8. “The 2024 eclipse is one of many events being held across the country on April 8,” said ...